# HIGHVOLT and CEPCO to build $22M GCC Electrical Testing Lab in Dammam

HIGHVOLT and CEPCO have been awarded contracts to construct the GCC Electrical Testing Laboratory in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The $22 million project is expected to be completed by 2021 and will be the largest testing laboratory in the Middle East.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-10-18
- Where: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Value: $22.0M
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: under construction
- Products: electrical testing services, high voltage testing, transformer testing
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [HIGHVOLT](https://endata.com/companies/42780.md) (partner)
- [CEPCO](https://endata.com/companies/42781.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [powertransformernews.com](https://www.powertransformernews.com/2019/10/18/highvolt-and-cepco-to-construct-saudi-gcc-electrical-testing-lab/), 2019-10-18: "The $22 million project will, upon completion, be the largest testing laboratory in the entire Middle East region."

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